The family of a Prince George's County undercover police officer who was shot and killed by a fellow officer in March 2016 has filed a wrongful death suit.Detective Jacai Colson was shot and killed by Officer Taylor Krauss following a shootout with suspects outside the Prince George's County police station in Landover. Colson was off duty and was in plainclothes at the time. He had tried to stop a shooting in progress.According to the lawsuit, Krauss mistook his colleague for the suspect and shot him.The family held a news conference Thursday, saying they are looking for accountability. "There had already been a broadcast describing the shooter as a black male that was heavyset with dreadlocks. And Detective Colson was not heavyset, nor did he have dreadlocks," said the family attorney, Jason Downs.A grand jury declined to indict Krauss, who remains on the force.A Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office spokesman said prosecutors understand the family's anger and pain, but they insist that they have been transparent from the start.

Detective Jacai Colson was shot and killed by Officer Taylor Krauss following a shootout with suspects outside the Prince George's County police station in Landover. Colson was off duty and was in plainclothes at the time. He had tried to stop a shooting in progress.

According to the lawsuit, Krauss mistook his colleague for the suspect and shot him.

The family held a news conference Thursday, saying they are looking for accountability.

"There had already been a broadcast describing the shooter as a black male that was heavyset with dreadlocks. And Detective Colson was not heavyset, nor did he have dreadlocks," said the family attorney, Jason Downs.

A grand jury declined to indict Krauss, who remains on the force.

A Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office spokesman said prosecutors understand the family's anger and pain, but they insist that they have been transparent from the start.